Inspiring and Supporting Photographers of Australian Birds
Photographed by | Jim Schultz on Sat 24th Apr, 2021 and uploaded on Tue 11th May, 2021 . | ||||||||||||||||||
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Comment | I encountered this Black Kite soaring above the Minilya (River) Bridge Roadhouse in Western Australia, about 900km north of Perth. When hunting and gliding on thermals this is a very elegant raptor, which is relatively easy to identify due to its forked, barred tail. The tail is always kept in a ‘v’ and is used for manoeuvring while riding the thermals and therefore constantly twisting and turning. This raptor is not that common in the populated and timbered south-western corner of WA, so for me it was a bit of a thrill to see one and that at such close quarters. Time of capture 08:59. | ||||||||||||||||||
Equipment | Nikon D850 – DX Mode Nikkor AF-S 80-400 f4.5-5.6G ED VR IF N lens Technique: Handheld, standing under tree canopy Exposure Mode: MANUAL 1/5000 sec at f6.3; ISO-400. Metering Mode: Center-Weighted; Focus Mode: AF-S & AF Area Mode: Single. Post Processing: Nikon ViewNX-i for viewing and selecting files and Tif conversion; Adobe Photoshop CC 2021 for resizing and cropping to 185% , selective sharpening and general post-processing inclusive of removal of noticeable halos; Topaz Pro plug-in DeNoise was used for blanket sharpening and moderate noise control. ‘Australian Bird Guide 2019’ for species distribution confirmation, supplementary data and colour checks. BirdLife Australia for identification confirmation. | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Minilya Bridge Roadhouse, Minilya, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
Keywords | in flight, adult, behaviour/display | ||||||||||||||||||
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